krjeami

BoA was amazing. The entire concert was awesome.. so glad I went. ^^

Mashimaro-san, on 08 February 2011 - 06:24 AM, said:

I see what you're saying, but I am making this generalization based on my personal experiences. I went to university in Japan for part of 2009 and as a result have a group of very close Japanese companions, and they are the first ones to tell me how popular Korean things are there currently. Additionally, I travel to Korea pretty frequently and each time the Japanese presence is more and more overwhelming. In fact, I just returned from Korea two weeks ago, and I was literally the only non-Japanese resident staying in my hotel. Crazy!

Globalization is definitely taking place all over, but there certainly IS a genuine interest in Korean (specifically) exports that is becoming somewhat prevalent in select areas.  Surely enough to warrant the concept of the "Hallyu," considering Korean-produced products were once widely considered uninteresting, at best.

Mashimaro-san, on 07 February 2011 - 03:32 AM, said:

I wasn't disputing that they go to Japan for money, that is a given.
I don't really understand how you can presume so easily that Korean artists would stay strictly within the realm of K-Pop given the option. If I was an artist, I would want to expand my popularity wherever and whenever possible. The Japanese are ga-ga over Korean things at the moment, so why wouldn't an artist want to reach out to a foreign audience, and potentially benefit from that additional support? While I'm sure the record label ultimately determines the location of an artist's activities, I highly doubt it is as black and white as, "you're going there, because I said so." A multitude of factors surely contribute, and I don't think either of us understand the internal dynamics of a record label enough to warrant such a vast generalization.

^Everyone is going to Japan, because the Japanese loveee Korean things. If the interest is there, it only makes sense to take advantage of it.

I'm wondering what the criteria for a "celebrity" is in reference to this article.. meaning, does the averaged income also include the singers that, say, have only released one or two singles over the course of a year? If that is the case, I am not surprised.

Generic.. Not unique at all.. hopefully the full song will be more appealing.